Serrano, Norcea Earn Ivy League Honors

Sep 27, 2010

Providence, Rhode Island - Following Brown's 29-14 victory
over Harvard before a crowd of 17,360 in the first night game
played at Brown Stadium, Bears' senior linebacker
Andrew Serrano (Phoenix, AZ) was named the Ivy
League Defensive Player of the Week, and freshman kicker
Alexander Norocea (Hermosa Beach, CA) was selected
the Ivy League Special Teams and Rookie of the Week.

Serrano spearheaded a hard-hitting Brown defensive effort that
held Harvard's offense in check all night. The Bears
limited the Crimson to 112 total yards, including a minus-16 yards
rushing. Up until Harvard's final possession, the
Crimson had just totaled 76 offensive yards. Serrano made a
team high seven tackles for the Bears, including three solo hits,
while also forcing a Harvard fumble.

Norocea, who earned Ivy Rookie of the Week honors for the second
straight week, , turned in a record-setting performance against
Harvard. Norocea's kicking was the clear difference in the
victory over the Crimson, tying the Brown school record with five
field goals. With two extra points, he also tied the Brown record
for kick-scoring points in a game with 17, third best in Ivy
Football history, equaling the 17 points scored by Steve Morgan
against Harvard in 2005. Norocea connected from 20 yards twice, 35
yards twice and converted a career high 44-yard field goal. He tied
the record held by Tyler Chase against Penn in 1972, and matched by
Chris Ingerslev against Cornell in 1985 and Steve Morgan against
Harvard in 2005.

The Bears will be back in action again on Saturday, October 2,
traveling to Kingston, Rhode Island for the 95th Annual
Governor's Cup football game against the University of Rhode
Island.